Photos: Baseball Starts Season with a Landslide 15-1 Win at Home

March 27, 2026 Elly Cantoni News, Photos, Sports 0

A baseball player wearing jersey number 12 stands ready to bat as the catcher and umpire prepare behind home plate, with teams watching from the dugout.
Macomb sophomore Tyler Murphy stands at bat. Murphy’s double drove in a run and finished the scoring in the opening inning (Photo by Elly Cantoni).

The Britons chewed through the competition on March 19, opening their home season with a 15-1 win against the Bluffton Beavers.

Following this win, the Britons won four games against Grace Christian University and one game against Heidelberg University, leaving the team with 12 wins and six losses so far this season.

To open Thursday’s game the Britons took a ten run lead in the first inning, with Winter Springs, Florida, sophomore Carter Stahl, bringing home a two-run double. Macomb senior Daniel Bruzdewicz pitched the entire game, striking out twelve opponents and allowing five hits.

Bruzdewicz said the game set “the tone of what (the team) can accomplish,” adding that the Britons are ready to handle any setbacks.

“(The team) might hit some bumps here and there, but I know we’ll bounce back from it,” Bruzdewicz said.

Ada first-year Max Holser said the team’s “intense” practice schedule includes 7 a.m. lifts on Mondays and Wednesdays and daily practice with one off-day a week.

But it’s not just the players putting in work. White Lake first-year Alex Definis said “the trainers work outrageous hours.”

“There’s plenty of support from trainers and coaches,” Definis said. “We do meditation as a team; our coach talks to us about different mental skills that have helped us.”

The Britons will take on Calvin today at 4 p.m. at home.

Killian Altayeb also contributed reporting to this story.

A baseball player in a uniform with "Britons" written on it and a helmet runs on a dirt field, looking to his left, with a fence and trees in the background.
Ada sophomore Max Holser runs to third base. Holser gave the Albion scoreboard three points by the end of the game (Photo by Elly Cantoni).
A baseball player with jersey number 7 runs towards home plate. Teammates in purple uniforms cheer from the dugout.
Rochester Hills senior Evan Schuster rounds off to home base. Schuster got two runs in for the Britons in Thursday’s game (Photo by Elly Cantoni).
A baseball pitcher in a purple and white uniform winds up to throw on a grassy field. An umpire stands in the background. Sparse trees surround the scene.
Macomb senior Daniel Bruzdewicz pitches the ball to an opposing batter. Bruzdewicz was recently recognized as MIAA Pitcher of the Week, according to GoBrits.com (Photo by Elly Cantoni).
Baseball players in a dugout excitedly react, wearing purple uniforms and caps with a white "A."
Players watch the game and celebrate their team’s victory (Photo by Elly Cantoni).
A baseball player in a white jersey stands at home plate, holding a bat. An umpire is beside him. Teammates in purple jerseys watch from the dugout.
Winter Springs, FL, sophomore Carter Stahl prepares to bat. Stahl also serves as a catcher (Photo by Elly Cantoni).
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Elly Cantoni is a first-year writer at Albion College. She is currently studying as a psychology major, an english minor, and is on a pre-law track. She loves to discuss current events and many other unique topics including: dinosaurs, Chipotle, and her love of the Oxford comma and why the AP style should start utilizing it.

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